Alexis

The Fragments
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-521-55180-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 31, 910 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 1391 g

Reihe: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries

This 1996 text was the first detailed commentary to be compiled on the fragments of the Greek comic poet Alexis. Alexis seems to have had an important effect on the development of Greek New Comedy, both in the presentation and choice of characters and in the structuring of the type of New Comedy plot associated in particular with Menander. Professor Arnott's commentary is multi-faceted, discussing textual transmission; the interpretation of Alexis's language, meaning and style; the dramatic background and its relevance to the comedy; and the relation of the material to the social and political history of the time. The commentary constitutes a significant contribution to the study of the development of comedy in the fourth century BC, and to our knowledge and precise interpretation of fourth-century Attic Greek. Since the fragments are readily available in the Kassel-Austin edition, the Greek text is not included.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arnott, W. Geoffrey

Alexis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Editionen, Kritische Editionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Part I. Alexis' Career; Part II. Sources of the Fragments; Commentary; False or doubtful attributions; Appendices.